Dissertation Research: Tiwanaku Interaction and Land Use

小行星9321605 在Marc Bermann博士的指导下，Alvaro Higueras-Hare先生将为他的博士论文收集数据。他将在位于玻利维亚安第斯山脉亚热带东坡的科恰班巴山谷的两个地区进行考古调查和挖掘，这些山谷包括不同的生态区，有些地区的农业潜力明显高于其他地区。Higueras-Hare先生将选择两个沿这条轴沿着变化的土地，并比较它们随着时间的推移的土地使用情况。为了实现这一目标，他将进行一项区域调查，注意农业潜力和考古遗址分布的差异。 通过使用地理信息系统技术，他将绘制农业潜力的变化图，然后比较高产区和低产区的考古轨迹。特别是他对从前蒂瓦纳库时代到蒂瓦纳库时代的过渡感兴趣。 考古证据表明，大规模的前西班牙国家在安第斯地区发展。帝国不断扩张，合并较小的相邻实体。这一过程发生在世界范围内，但在安第斯山脉特别有趣，因为该地区有很强的海拔地带性。考虑到需要从不同的生态区获得产品，这些群体采用了什么策略来实现这一目标？由此形成了哪些经济和政治机制？已经提出了许多模型。蒂瓦纳库帝国起源于玻利维亚高原。 虽然它的影响被广泛地感受到，但它是如何与重要的外围地区相互作用的尚不清楚。科恰班巴山谷就是这样一个地区，Higueras-Hare先生希望通过研究农业潜力高和低的分区域，了解该山谷是如何与Tiwanaku生计网联系在一起的。 这项研究之所以重要，有几个原因。它将增进我们对人类社会与其所处环境之间相互作用的理解。它将为复杂社会的发展提供新的视角，并有助于培养有前途的年轻科学家。 ***

9321605 Bermann Under the direction of Dr. Marc Bermann, Mr. Alvaro Higueras-Hare will collect data for his doctoral dissertation. He will conduct archaeological survey and excavation in two areas of the Cochabamba Valley which is located on the subtropical eastern slopes of the Bolivian Andes.These valleys include distinct ecozones, some with significantly higher agricultural potential than others. Mr. Higueras-Hare will select two which vary along this axis and compare their land use over time. To accomplish this he will conduct a regional survey noting both differences in agricultural potential and the distribution of archaeological sites over time. With the use of GIS techniques he will map variations in agricultural potential and then compare the archaeological trajectory of high and low producing areas. In particular he is interested in the transition from pre-Tiwanaku to Tiwanaku times. Archaeological evidence indicates that large scale prehispanic states developed in the Andean region. Empires repeatedly expanded and incorporated smaller adjacent entities. This process occurred on a worldwide basis but is particularly interesting in the Andes because of the strong attitudinal zonation in the region. Given the need to obtain products from different ecological zones, what strategies did groups employ to accomplish this? What economic and political mechanisms were thus developed? Many models have been proposed. The Tiwanaku empire had its origin in highland Bolivia. Although it's influence was widely felt, it is unclear just how it interacted with important outlying regions. The Cochabamba Valleys constitute such an area and through study of subregions of both high and low agricultural potential, Mr. Higueras-Hare hopes to learn how the Valley was tied into the Tiwanaku subsistence net. This research is important for several reasons. It will increase our understanding of the interaction between human societies and the environment in which they exist. It will shed new light on the growth of complex societies and assist in the training of a promising young scientist. ***